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Microsoft confuses Windows 7 users with sudden release of KB 2952664

Eagle-eyed Windows 7 users are wondering what's up with KB 2952664, an "important" patch that arrived unannounced a few hours ago. The short answer: Nobody seems to know much about it -- and the ones who do aren't talking publicly.

The patch was distributed automatically via WSUS, the corporate Windows updating mechanism. It does not appear on at least some Windows Update/Microsoft Update lists -- although that may be a reflection of the normal rolling update timing.

The release date, April 22, falls into the usual cycle of fourth-Tuesday nonsecurity updates. (In the normal course of events, Microsoft tries to release security patches on the second Tuesday of the month, and nonsecurity patches on the fourth Tuesday.)

The only description I can find for the patch is in the KB article: "This update helps Microsoft make improvements to the current operating system in order to ease the upgrade experience to the latest version of Windows... The global version of this update installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following tables." The tables include about 30 programs, most of which are compatibility checkers and System Database files, which typically contain large amounts of setup data.

Why is Microsoft running the patch down the update chute? Not a clue in the official online docs. I'm speculating that the patch may be related to a recent change in Windows 8.1 upgrade behavior. In the past, if you have Windows 8, you went through the Windows Store to get Windows 8.1 and then into Windows Update (Microsoft Update, WSUS) to get Windows 8.1 Update. That changed recently, so upgrading via the Windows Store takes a Windows 8 machine directly to Windows 8.1 Update. (t/h ScottF)
Other than that, I don't know of any reason why Microsoft would be changing the upgrade mechanism.
If you have no intention of invoking the "upgrade experience to the latest version of Windows" (presumably an in-place upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 8 and/or Windows 8.1 Update), there appears to be no compelling reason to install the patch.This story, "Microsoft confuses Windows 7 users with sudden release of KB 2952664," was originally published at InfoWorld.com. Get the first word on what the important tech news really means with the InfoWorld Tech Watch blog. For the latest developments in business technology news, follow InfoWorld.com on Twitter.

Some strange things happen here
When I check for updates,my windows are up to date,although this update failed to be installed but never got an error message as it usually happens
There is no link in MS site to download it manually
After all I don't need it because I'm not going to upgrade my windows this way

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@Gary: I have used it a couple of times and it works perfectly for me but guess what I have installed this damn thing too
In the HISTORY of installed updates seems that it failed but I checked the LIST of installed updates and it is there :JC-ROFL:

MEGATHEMER​

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Gary I have used it a couple of times and it works perfectly for me but guess what I have installed this damn thing too
In the HISTORY of installed updates seems that it failed but I checked the LIST of installed updates and it is there :JC-ROFL:

SR really slows down your machine. Turn it off and restart and you will see the change. It does not work perfectly as it does not restore everything. I just do an image about every other day and sometimes everyday. It only takes 20-25 minutes and if I do a restore, it restored everything. About every 3 months I also clone my HD,

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SR really slows down your machine. Turn it off and restart and you will see the change. It does not work perfectly as it does not restore everything. I just do an image about every other day and sometimes everyday. It only takes 20-25 minutes and if I do a restore, it restored everything. About every 3 months I also clone my HD,

I do the same about image.not so often but I never noticed that my machine slows down with SR.Really it goes very fast,without SSD my windows loads in 30 sec and they go fast,no crashes,no freezing

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